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Return ETF - January DGJA This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer &amp; Digital Return ETF - January (the “Fund”) for the period of January 16, 2026 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DGJA</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DGJA 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer &amp; Digital Return ETF - January</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>32<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on January 16, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 32 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 3.45% for the period from the Fund’s inception on January 16, 2026 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 9.69% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; 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page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.29</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">0.47</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.31</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (January 16, 2026 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11992788.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (1/16/26)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer &amp; Digital Return ETF - January</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">3.45<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">9.69<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2026-01-16 FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - January 0.0345 S&P 500® Index 0.0969 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/DGJA</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>4,722,671</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>12,292</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 4722671 7 12292 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">187.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(88.5<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.009 1.877 -0.885 -0.001 1.000 FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - January FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - January UXJA This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - January (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXJA</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXJA 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - January</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>100</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 100 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 31.64% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This outperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">34.50</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-2.00</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (January 17, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966255.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (1/17/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - January</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">31.64<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.44<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.18<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-01-17 FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - January 0.3164 0.2044 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2018 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/UXJA</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>13,486,276</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>54,129</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 13486276 4 54129 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">110.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(12.6<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.019 1.108 -0.126 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXJA</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside rate of return on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXJA</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXJA 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - February FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - February DLFE This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - February (the “Fund”) for the period of February 20, 2026 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DLFE</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DLFE 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - February</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>24<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on February 20, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 24 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 4.48% for the period from the Fund’s inception on February 20, 2026 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 10.05% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.85</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.23</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (February 20, 2026 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11992830.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (2/20/26)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - February</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4.48<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.05<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2026-02-20 FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - February 0.0448 S&P 500® Index 0.1005 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/DLFE</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>64,965,983</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>127,904</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 64965983 6 127904 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">114.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(15.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.010 1.141 -0.150 -0.001 1.000 FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - March FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - March TMAR This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - March (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TMAR</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TMAR 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - March</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>110</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.96<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.95%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 110 0.0096 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.95%. 0.0095 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 29.74% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which returned 54.31% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">19.89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">10.81</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.96</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (March 21, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966171.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (3/21/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - March</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.74<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">24.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">MSCI Emerging Markets Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">54.31<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">47.28<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-03-21 FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - March 0.2974 0.2472 MSCI Emerging Markets Index 0.5431 0.4728 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/TMAR</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>7,798,885</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>35,055</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 7798885 5 35055 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">111.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(12.6<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.011 1.116 -0.126 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TMAR</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TMAR</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TMAR 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - March FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - March RSMR This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - March (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSMR</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSMR 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - March</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>92</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 92 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 14.73% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index, which returned 20.43% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">10.63</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.96</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (March 21, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966129.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (3/21/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - March</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.73<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.08<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.43<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.86<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.11<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-03-21 FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - March 0.1473 0.1308 S&P 500® Equal Weight Index 0.2043 0.1886 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2911 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/RSMR</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>10,510,815</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>62,622</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 10510815 5 62622 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">103.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(4.7<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:1.5em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:7.5pt;padding-left:1.5em;text-indent:-1.5em;line-height:8.25pt;letter-spacing:0.01pt;">Any amount shown as 0.0% represents less than 0.1%.</div> 0.009 1.038 -0.047 -0.000 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSMR</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSMR</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSMR 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - April FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - April DGAP This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer &amp; Digital Return ETF - April (the “Fund”) for the period of April 17, 2026 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DGAP</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DGAP 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer &amp; Digital Return ETF - April</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>11<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on April 17, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 11 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 1.91% for the period from the Fund’s inception on April 17, 2026 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 6.50% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">1.93</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">0.08</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.10</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (April 17, 2026 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12191688.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (4/17/26)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer &amp; Digital Return ETF - April</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.91<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.50<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2026-04-17 FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - April 0.0191 S&P 500® Index 0.0650 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/DGAP</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>6,079,461</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>4,140</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 6079461 7 4140 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">189.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(90.3<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.011 1.893 -0.903 -0.001 1.000 FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - April FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - April UXAP This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - April (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXAP</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXAP 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - April</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>99</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 99 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 31.24% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This outperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">34.27</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-2.17</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (April 17, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966213.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (4/17/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - April</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">31.24<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">41.57<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">39.71<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-04-17 FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - April 0.3124 0.4157 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.3971 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/UXAP</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>8,704,083</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>69,558</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 8704083 4 69558 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">109.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(12.3<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.026 1.098 -0.123 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXAP</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside rate of return on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXAP</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXAP 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - May FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - May DLMY This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - May (the “Fund”) for the period of May 15, 2026 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DLMY</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DLMY 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - May</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>4<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on May 15, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 4 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 1.29% for the period from the Fund’s inception on May 15, 2026 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 2.36% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">1.19</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">0.14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.04</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (May 15, 2026 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12191520.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (5/15/26)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - May</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.29<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">2.36<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2026-05-15 FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - May 0.0129 S&P 500® Index 0.0236 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/DLMY</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>38,938,877</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>5,420</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 38938877 6 5420 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">118.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(19.8<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:1.5em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:7.5pt;padding-left:1.5em;text-indent:-1.5em;line-height:8.25pt;letter-spacing:0.01pt;">Any amount shown as 0.0% represents less than 0.1%.</div> 0.011 1.187 -0.198 -0.000 1.000 FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June TJUN This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June (the “Fund”) for the period of June 20, 2025 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TJUN</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TJUN 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>98<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.95<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on June 20, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 98 0.0095 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 17.64% for the period from the Fund’s inception on June 20, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which returned 49.77% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">17.89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">0.65</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.90</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (June 20, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966549.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (6/20/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">17.64<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">MSCI Emerging Markets Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">49.77<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-06-20 FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June 0.1764 MSCI Emerging Markets Index 0.4977 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/TJUN</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2,354,272</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>18,846</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2354272 5 18846 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">124.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(24.5<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.004 1.242 -0.245 -0.001 1.000 FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - June FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - June RSJN This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - June (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSJN</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSJN 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - June</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>92</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 92 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 14.60% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index, which returned 20.43% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">11.91</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.55</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (June 21, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965415.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (6/21/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - June</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.61<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.43<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.81<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-06-21 FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - June 0.1460 0.1061 S&P 500® Equal Weight Index 0.2043 0.1481 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.1985 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/RSJN</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>18,328,858</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>199,980</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 18328858 5 199980 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">102.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(2.4<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.004 1.021 -0.024 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSJN</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSJN</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSJN 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - July FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - July UXJL This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - July (the “Fund”) for the period of July 18, 2025 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXJL</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXJL 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - July</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>82<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on July 18, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 82 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 22.64% for the period from the Fund’s inception on July 18, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 21.63% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This outperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">24.78</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-1.40</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.74</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 18, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966465.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (7/18/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - July</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">22.64<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">21.63<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-07-18 FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - July 0.2264 S&P 500® Index 0.2163 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/UXJL</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>5,540,794</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>57,625</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 5540794 4 57625 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">115.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(17.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.013 1.159 -0.171 -0.001 1.000 FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - August FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - August DLAG This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - August (the “Fund”) for the period of September 19, 2025 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DLAG</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DLAG 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - August</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>62<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on September 19, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 62 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 7.89% for the period from the Fund’s inception on September 19, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 14.66% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">6.26</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">2.22</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.59</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (September 19, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966423.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (9/19/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - August</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.89<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.66<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-09-19 FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - August 0.0789 S&P 500® Index 0.1466 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/DLAG</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>16,468,459</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>118,079</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 16468459 6 118079 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">106.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(6.9<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.006 1.064 -0.069 -0.001 1.000 FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - September FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - September TSEP This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - September (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TSEP</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TSEP 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - September</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>107</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.95<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 107 0.0095 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 24.63% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which returned 54.31% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">27.43</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-1.85</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.95</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (September 20, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965625.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (9/20/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - September</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">24.63<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">16.35<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">MSCI Emerging Markets Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">54.31<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">33.65<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-09-20 FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - September 0.2463 0.1635 MSCI Emerging Markets Index 0.5431 0.3365 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/TSEP</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>16,807,752</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>92,151</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 16807752 5 92151 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">115.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(16.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.007 1.154 -0.160 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TSEP</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TSEP</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TSEP 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September RSSE This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSSE</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSSE 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>92</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 92 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 14.00% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index, which returned 20.43% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">13.54</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">1.32</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (September 20, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965751.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (9/20/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.00<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.46<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.43<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">12.17<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-09-20 FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September 0.1400 0.0846 S&P 500® Equal Weight Index 0.2043 0.1217 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.1979 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/RSSE</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>37,620,610</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>253,956</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 37620610 5 253956 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">101.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(2.3<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.006 1.018 -0.023 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSSE</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSSE</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSSE 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - October FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - October DGOC This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer &amp; Digital Return ETF - October (the “Fund”) for the period of October 17, 2025 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DGOC</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'times new roman';">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DGOC 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer &amp; Digital Return ETF - October</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>54<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.85<span>%</span><sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">(2)</sup></td> </tr> </table> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top; padding: 0;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7.5pt; margin: 0px;">​<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 2.25pt 0 0 0;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7.5pt; margin: 0px;">The Fund commenced investment operations on October 17, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top; padding: 0;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7.5pt; margin: 0px;">​<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">(2)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 2.25pt 0 0 0;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7.5pt; margin: 0px;">Annualized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 54 0.0085 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 14pt 0px 3pt 0px;">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The Fund returned 5.86% for the period from the Fund’s inception on October 17, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">®</sup> Index, which returned 14.58% for the same Period.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: 40%;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 10pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; text-align: left; padding: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 10pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;">4.03</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 10pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;">2.35</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: 10pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;">-0.52</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;"><i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">FUND PERFORMANCE (October 17, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">Investment Performance of $10,000</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 20pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966591.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 1ex;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 1pt;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Since<br/>Inception<br/>(10/17/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer &amp; Digital Return ETF - October</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.86<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">14.58<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-10-17 FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - October 0.0586 S&P 500® Index 0.1458 <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 7.5pt 0px;"><b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color: rgb(0, 60, 113); white-space: nowrap; text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/DGOC</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b></div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 10pt 0px 3pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>4,852,463</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">7</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>17,375</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 4852463 7 17375 0 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin: 5pt 0px 0px 0px;"><b>Fund Allocation</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">199.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">(100.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.007 1.995 -1.001 -0.001 1.000 FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - October FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - October UXOC This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - October (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXOC</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'times new roman';">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXOC 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;"><b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - October</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>98</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 98 0.0085 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 14pt 0px 3pt 0px;">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The Fund returned 30.96% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">This outperformance was due to the following:</div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: 40%;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 10pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; text-align: left; padding: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 10pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;">33.72</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 10pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;">-1.91</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: 10pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;">-0.85</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;"><i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">FUND PERFORMANCE (October 18, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">Investment Performance of $10,000</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 20pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965583.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 1ex;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 1pt;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Since<br/>Inception<br/>(10/18/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - October</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">30.96<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">17.99<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">18.68<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-10-18 FT Vest U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF - October 0.3096 0.1799 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.1868 <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 7.5pt 0px;"><b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color: rgb(0, 60, 113); white-space: nowrap; text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/UXOC</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b></div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 10pt 0px 3pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>21,844,927</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">4</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>273,311</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 21844927 4 273311 0 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin: 5pt 0px 0px 0px;"><b>Fund Allocation</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">112.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">(14.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.016 1.125 -0.140 -0.001 1.000 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 20pt 0px 3pt 0px;">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 7.5pt 0px;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXOC</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 7.5pt 0px;">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside rate of return on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 7.5pt 0px;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXOC</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/UXOC 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - November FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - November DLNV This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - November (the “Fund”) for the period of November 21, 2025 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DLNV</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DLNV 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - November</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>47<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on November 21, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 47 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.34% for the period from the Fund’s inception on November 21, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 15.50% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">7.35</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">1.43</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.44</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (November 21, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966633.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (11/21/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - November</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.34<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.50<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-11-21 FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - November 0.0834 S&P 500® Index 0.1550 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/DLNV</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>19,709,123</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>71,599</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 19709123 6 71599 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">109.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(10.3<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.007 1.097 -0.103 -0.001 1.000 FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December TDEC This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TDEC</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TDEC 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>109</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.97<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.95%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 109 0.0097 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.95%. 0.0095 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 24.29% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which returned 54.31% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">22.15</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.11</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.97</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (December 20, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966297.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (12/20/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">24.29<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.61<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">MSCI Emerging Markets Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">54.31<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">43.46<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-12-20 FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December 0.2429 0.2061 MSCI Emerging Markets Index 0.5431 0.4346 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/TDEC</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>10,460,324</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>65,595</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 10460324 5 65595 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">116.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(17.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.009 1.162 -0.170 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TDEC</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TDEC</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/TDEC 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - December FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - December RSDE This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - December (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSDE</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSDE 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - December</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>91</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 91 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 13.90% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index, which returned 20.43% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">13.66</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">1.09</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.85</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (December 20, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966339.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (12/20/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - December</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13.90<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">10.00<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.43<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.43<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.00<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-12-20 FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - December 0.1390 0.1000 S&P 500® Equal Weight Index 0.2043 0.1443 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2000 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/RSDE</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>67,012,992</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>357,640</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 67012992 5 357640 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">102.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(3.7<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.009 1.029 -0.037 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSDE</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSDE</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/RSDE 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 2.5 to 15 Buffer ETF FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 2.5 to 15 Buffer ETF DHDG This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 2.5 to 15 Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DHDG</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DHDG 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 2.5 to 15 Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>92</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 92 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 15.45% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">11.69</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.61</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.85</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (October 18, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965835.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (10/18/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 2.5 to 15 Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">15.45<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.68<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-10-18 FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 2.5 to 15 Buffer ETF 0.1545 0.1179 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.1868 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/DHDG</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>143,763,141</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>505,380</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 143763141 5 505380 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">102.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(3.8<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.010 1.029 -0.038 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DHDG</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of each new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DHDG</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DHDG 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF FHDG This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FHDG</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FHDG 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>92</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 92 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 16.72% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">10.71</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">6.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.85</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (November 15, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965793.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (11/15/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">16.72<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">11.93<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-11-15 FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF 0.1672 0.1193 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.1955 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FHDG</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>65,218,943</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>562,387</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 65218943 5 562387 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">101.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(2.6<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.011 1.016 -0.026 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FHDG</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of each new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FHDG</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FHDG 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF BUFE This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 7, 2026 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/BUFE</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/BUFE 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (2)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.10<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (3)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on April 7, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(3)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 2 0.0010 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 6.88% for the period from the Fund’s inception on April 7, 2026 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which returned 20.39% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">8.35</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-1.31</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)**</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.16</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a portfolio that consists of a number of buffer funds, and thus is exposed to the combinations of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) held by the funds in its portfolio.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>underlying buffer funds’</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>** Includes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (April 7, 2026 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12191562.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (4/7/26)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.88<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">MSCI Emerging Markets Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.39<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2026-04-07 FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF 0.0688 MSCI Emerging Markets Index 0.2039 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/BUFE</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,072,035</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>157</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1072035 5 157 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Exchange-Traded Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:1.5em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:7.5pt;padding-left:1.5em;text-indent:-1.5em;line-height:8.25pt;letter-spacing:0.01pt;">Any amount shown as 0.0% represents less than 0.1%.</div> 1.000 0.000 -0.000 1.000 FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF BFEW This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 7, 2026 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/BFEW</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/BFEW 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (2)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.10<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (3)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on April 7, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(3)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 2 0.0010 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 5.01% for the period from the Fund’s inception on April 7, 2026 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index, which returned 7.93% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">8.97</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-3.82</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)**</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a portfolio that consists of a number of buffer funds, and thus is exposed to the combinations of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) held by the funds in its portfolio.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>underlying buffer funds’</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>** Includes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (April 7, 2026 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12191604.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (4/7/26)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5.01<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.73<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Equal Weight Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.93<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2026-04-07 FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF 0.0501 S&P 500® Index 0.1473 S&P 500® Equal Weight Index 0.0793 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/BFEW</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,048,829</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>152</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1048829 5 152 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Exchange-Traded Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:1.5em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:7.5pt;padding-left:1.5em;text-indent:-1.5em;line-height:8.25pt;letter-spacing:0.01pt;">Any amount shown as 0.0% represents less than 0.1%.</div> 1.000 0.000 -0.000 1.000 FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF BFXU This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 7, 2026 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/BFXU</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/BFXU 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (2)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.10<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (3)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on April 7, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(3)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 2 0.0010 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 16.62% for the period from the Fund’s inception on April 7, 2026 through May 31, 2026. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 14.73% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This outperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">16.90</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)**</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a portfolio that consists of a number of buffer funds, and thus is exposed to the combinations of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) held by the funds in its portfolio.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>underlying buffer funds’</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>** Includes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (April 7, 2026 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_12191646.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (4/7/26)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">16.62<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">14.73<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2026-04-07 FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF 0.1662 S&P 500® Index 0.1473 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/BFXU</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,175,513</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>165</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1175513 5 165 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Exchange-Traded Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:1.5em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:7.5pt;padding-left:1.5em;text-indent:-1.5em;line-height:8.25pt;letter-spacing:0.01pt;">Any amount shown as 0.0% represents less than 0.1%.</div> 1.000 0.000 -0.000 1.000 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - January FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - January JANM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - January (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JANM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JANM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - January</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 89 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.08% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">5.12</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.82</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (January 17, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965919.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (1/17/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - January</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.08<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.42<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.18<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-01-17 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - January 0.0808 0.0642 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2018 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/JANM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>36,369,930</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>279,627</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 36369930 5 279627 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">107.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(8.6<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.009 1.078 -0.086 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JANM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JANM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JANM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February FEBM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FEBM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FEBM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 89 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 7.88% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.51</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.23</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (February 21, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966003.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (2/21/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.88<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.53<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">21.48<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-02-21 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February 0.0788 0.0653 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2148 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/FEBM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>47,597,851</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>434,162</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 47597851 5 434162 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">108.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(9.7<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.010 1.088 -0.097 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FEBM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FEBM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/FEBM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - March FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - March MARM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - March (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MARM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MARM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - March</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 89 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 7.37% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">2.48</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">5.75</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (March 26, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965373.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (3/26/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - March</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.37<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.63<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.36<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-03-26 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - March 0.0737 0.0763 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2036 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/MARM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>107,419,036</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>1,044,585</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 107419036 5 1044585 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">114.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(15.4<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.010 1.145 -0.154 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MARM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MARM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MARM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April APXM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/APXM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'times new roman';">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/APXM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;"><b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>88</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top; padding: 0;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7.5pt; margin: 0px;">​<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">(1)</sup></div> </td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 2.25pt 0 0 0;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7.5pt; margin: 0px;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 88 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 14pt 0px 3pt 0px;">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The Fund returned 5.63% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: 40%;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 10pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; text-align: left; padding: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 10pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;">1.77</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 10pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;">4.72</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: 10pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 0 0 0 6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 10%; padding: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;"><i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">FUND PERFORMANCE (April 17, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">Investment Performance of $10,000</div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 20pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966045.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 1ex;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 1pt;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Since<br/>Inception<br/>(4/17/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">5.63<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">6.66<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 12pt;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 0px; vertical-align: 3.2pt;">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">39.71<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-04-17 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April 0.0563 0.0666 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.3971 <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 7.5pt 0px;"><b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color: rgb(0, 60, 113); white-space: nowrap; text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/APXM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b></div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 10pt 0px 3pt 0px;">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>18,223,115</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>67,197</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt 10pt;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 18223115 5 67197 0 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 0px 0px 3pt 0px;">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 10pt 0px;">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">1.2<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">107.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">(8.5<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.012 1.074 -0.085 -0.001 1.000 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 11.52pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); margin: 20pt 0px 3pt 0px;">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 7.5pt 0px;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/APXM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 7.5pt 0px;">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman'; margin: 0px 0px 7.5pt 0px;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/APXM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 60, 113); text-decoration-line: underline;">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/APXM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - May FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - May MAYM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - May (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MAYM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MAYM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - May</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 89 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 6.60% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.41</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.05</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (May 16, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966087.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (5/16/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - May</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.36<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">27.54<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-05-16 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - May 0.0660 0.0636 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2754 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/MAYM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>35,417,087</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>160,579</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 35417087 4 160579 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">105.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(6.2<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.013 1.050 -0.062 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MAYM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MAYM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/MAYM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - June FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - June JUNM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - June (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JUNM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JUNM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - June</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 89 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.02% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.14</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">5.74</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (June 21, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965457.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (6/21/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - June</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.02<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.36<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-06-21 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - June 0.0802 0.0736 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.1985 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/JUNM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>62,993,406</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>547,839</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 62993406 5 547839 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">118.9<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(19.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.003 1.189 -0.191 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JUNM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JUNM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JUNM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - July FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - July JULM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - July (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JULM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JULM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - July</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 89 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 7.72% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.34</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.24</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (July 24, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965499.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (7/24/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - July</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.72<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.19<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">21.31<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-07-24 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - July 0.0772 0.0719 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2131 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/JULM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>24,992,949</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>220,366</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 24992949 5 220366 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">113.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(13.4<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.004 1.131 -0.134 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JULM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JULM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/JULM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - August FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - August AUGM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - August (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/AUGM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/AUGM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - August</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>88</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 88 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.00% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.84</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.01</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.85</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (August 16, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965541.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (8/16/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - August</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.00<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.86<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.49<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-08-16 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - August 0.0800 0.0686 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2049 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/AUGM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>32,330,442</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">4</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>264,923</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 32330442 4 264923 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">111.1<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(11.6<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.5<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1.111 -0.116 0.005 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/AUGM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/AUGM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/AUGM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September SEPM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SEPM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SEPM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 89 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.05% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">5.42</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.49</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (September 20, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965667.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (9/20/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.05<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.28<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-09-20 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September 0.0805 0.0628 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.1979 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/SEPM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>31,124,722</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>236,728</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 31124722 5 236728 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">108.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(9.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.006 1.086 -0.091 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SEPM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SEPM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SEPM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October OCTM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/OCTM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/OCTM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>90</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 90 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.60% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">5.63</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.83</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (October 18, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965709.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (10/18/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.60<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.35<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">18.68<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-10-18 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October 0.0860 0.0635 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.1868 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/OCTM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>31,899,424</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>246,190</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 31899424 5 246190 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.6<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">109.3<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(9.8<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.006 1.093 -0.098 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/OCTM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/OCTM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/OCTM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - November FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - November NOVM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - November (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/NOVM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/NOVM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - November</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>90</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 90 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.69% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.83</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.72</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (November 15, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965877.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (11/15/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - November</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.69<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.70<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">19.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-11-15 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - November 0.0869 0.0670 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.1955 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/NOVM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>27,771,668</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>201,699</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 27771668 5 201699 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.7<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">110.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(11.4<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.007 1.108 -0.114 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/NOVM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/NOVM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/NOVM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December DECM This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DECM</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DECM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>90</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.86<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.</div></td> </tr> </table> 90 0.0086 Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.30% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">5.16</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">4.00</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.86</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (December 20, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11965961.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (12/20/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.30<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.53<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.00<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-12-20 FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December 0.0830 0.0653 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2000 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/DECM</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>53,895,820</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>368,399</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 53895820 5 368399 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.8<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">108.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(9.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.008 1.084 -0.091 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DECM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of the new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DECM</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/DECM 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF SQMX This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for the year of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SQMX</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SQMX 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during or after the reporting period.</b> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.85<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 89 0.0085 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 8.78% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 29.78% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">6.01</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.62</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.85</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a combination of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) designed to target the Fund’s objective.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>Fund’s</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (December 20, 2024 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966381.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">1 Year</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (12/20/24)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">8.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">7.38<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">29.78<span>%</span></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">20.00<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2024-12-20 FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF 0.0878 0.0738 S&P 500® Index 0.2978 0.2000 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/SQMX</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>45,144,109</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">5</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>185,840</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 45144109 5 185840 0 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Purchased Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">112.4<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Written Options</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(13.3<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.1<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.010 1.124 -0.133 -0.001 1.000 <div style="margin-top:20pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW HAS THE FUND MATERIALLY CHANGED?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SQMX</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s predetermined upside cap and downside buffer on Underlying ETF returns was reset based upon prevailing market conditions at the start of each new Target Outcome Period.</div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since June 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s prospectus and any applicable supplements at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SQMX</span> or upon request at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">info@ftportfolios.com</span>.</div> www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/SQMX 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF BUFH This annual shareholder report contains important information about the FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of June 24, 2025 (commencement of investment operations) to May 31, 2026 (the “Period”). annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/BUFH</span>. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-621-1675 or <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-family:'times new roman'">info@ftportfolios.com</span>. www.ftportfolios.com/fund-documents/etf/BUFH 1-800-621-1675 info@ftportfolios.com <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="float:none">$</span>10<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (2)</sup></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">0.10<span>%</span><sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1) (3)</sup></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(1)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(2)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">The Fund commenced investment operations on June 24, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher.</div></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; width: 1.8em; vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">​<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">(3)</sup></div></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; font-style: normal; font-size: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:7.5pt;">Annualized. </div></td> </tr> </table> 10 0.0010 <div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR? WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND’S PERFORMANCE?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">The Fund returned 6.48% for the period from the Fund’s inception on June 24, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index, which returned 25.81% for the same Period.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';white-space:pre-wrap;">This underperformance was due to the following:</div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;width:40%"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fund Net Asset Value Performance Attributed to*:</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in Reference Asset</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.66</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;height:10pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Changes in other Variables</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">3.71</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:10pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 70%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 6pt; text-indent: -6pt;">Fees and Expenses (pro-rated annual expense ratio)**</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; width: 10%; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">-0.89</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;"><span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The Fund holds a portfolio that consists of a number of buffer funds, and thus is exposed to the combinations of FLexible EXchange<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Options (“FLEX Options”) held by the funds in its portfolio.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>* The Fund’s performance is impacted by changes in the values of the FLEX Options to which it is exposed. We attribute (allocate) the impact on the Fund’s performance into three components. The first of the three components is the impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in the </i> <i>underlying buffer funds’</i> <i> Reference Asset. The second component is the aggregate impact on the Fund’s performance due to changes in other variables that impact FLEX Options prices - these include changes in a) the Reference Asset’s dividends, b) interest rates, c) implied volatility, and d) time to option expiration. </i> <i>The third component is from the Fund’s fees and </i> <i>expenses incurred during the Period.</i> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <i>** Includes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.</i> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">FUND PERFORMANCE (June 24, 2025 to May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The performance line graph below shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund over a ten-year period (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter). The subsequent account value as of the end of the Period is listed next to the name of the Fund or index, as applicable. The performance table below shows the average annual total returns of the Fund for the past one-, five-, and ten-year periods, as applicable (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), as<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the end of the Period. Both the line graph and performance table compare the Fund’s performance to an appropriate broad-based index and may compare to additional indices reflecting the market segment(s) in which the Fund invests over the same periods.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Investment Performance of $10,000</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:20pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11966507.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 468pt;"/> </div> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:1ex"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal; width: 60%;">Average Annual Total Returns (as of May 31, 2026)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom; font-style: normal;">Since<br/> Inception<br/> (6/24/25)</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">6.48<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="font-size:smaller;line-height:0px;vertical-align:3.2pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">25.81<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 2025-06-24 FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF 0.0648 S&P 500® Index 0.2581 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';"> <b>Visit </b> <b> <span style="color:rgb(0, 60, 113);white-space:nowrap;text-decoration-line:underline">www.ftportfolios.com/etf/BUFH</span> </b> <b> for more recent performance information.</b> </div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. <div style="margin-top:10pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">KEY FUND STATISTICS (As of May 31, 2026)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>54,467,191</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">13</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;"><span style="float:none">$</span>24,764</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 60%; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Portfolio turnover rate</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">1<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 54467191 13 24764 0.01 <div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:11.52pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 60, 113);">WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (As of May 31, 2026)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:0px;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';">The table below shows the investment makeup of the Fund, representing the percentage of net assets of the Fund.</div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:5pt;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;"> <b>Fund Allocation</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Exchange-Traded Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Money Market Funds</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">0.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Net Other Assets and Liabilities</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">(0.0<span>%</span><span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Total</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap;">100.0<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:1.5em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:7.5pt;padding-left:1.5em;text-indent:-1.5em;line-height:8.25pt;letter-spacing:0.01pt;">Any amount shown as 0.0% represents less than 0.1%.</div> 1.000 0.000 -0.000 1.000 The Fund commenced investment operations on January 16, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. The Fund commenced investment operations on May 15, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. The Fund commenced investment operations on June 20, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. The Fund commenced investment operations on July 18, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. The Fund commenced investment operations on September 19, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Annualized. The Fund commenced investment operations on October 17, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. The Fund commenced investment operations on November 21, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.95%. The Fund commenced investment operations on February 20, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The Fund commenced investment operations on April 7, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The Fund commenced investment operations on April 7, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The Fund commenced investment operations on April 7, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.95%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. Excludes any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The Fund commenced investment operations on June 24, 2025. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%. The Fund commenced investment operations on April 17, 2026. Had the Fund been in operation for a complete fiscal year, the cost of a $10,000 investment would have been higher. Annualized. Includes extraordinary expenses. If these extraordinary expenses were not included, the expense ratio would have been 0.85%.